मसाला

See also: मसला

Hindi

Etymology

From Classical Persian مصالح (maṣāliḥ, “affairs, materials, spices”), a plural of مصلحت (maslahat), itself borrowing from Arabic مَصْلَحَة (maṣlaḥa,"mixture") Cognates include Gujarati મસાલો (masālo), Santali ᱢᱚᱥᱞᱟ (môsla), Assamese মচলা (mosola), Bengali মশলা (mosla), Santali ᱢᱚᱥᱞᱟ (môsla).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.sɑː.lɑː/, [mɐ.säː.läː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

मसाला • (masālā) m (Urdu spelling مصالحہ)

  1. masala
  2. spices, seasoning
  3. (slang) gossip, talk

Declension

Declension of मसाला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मसाला
masālā 		मसाले
masāle
oblique मसाले
masāle 		मसालों
masālõ
vocative मसाले
masāle 		मसालो
masālo

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: masala
  • → Tamil: மசாலா (macālā)
  • → Burmese: မဆလာ (ma.hca.la)

References

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